Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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Efbstwng C9 Elie Cfcwfa of 1946 ln the fall of l942, one hundred and five green freshies staggered awestricken into the majestic halls of M. H. S. By the time they reached their senior year there were only seventy-two members of this class. Little did they realize that those four years would go so fast. During their freshman and sophomore years the girls cheered their classmates on to many victories in athletics. In the junior year the first officers chosen to lead this class were as follows: Bill Mercer ....... ..... P resident Charley Arnold ..... ..... V ice-President Anita McCreery .... ..... S ecretary Darlos Coplan ...................... . ...... Treasurer l'Stage Door , a drama in three acts, was chosen as the junior class play. It was given before a packed house and many of the class had leading roles. The outstanding event of the year, the lunior-Senior Prom, was a gala affair. A high tribute was paid by this class to the departing seniors, Miss You being the theme of the evening. The ballroom was beautifully decorated, and with soft, dreamy music and beautiful girls-what more could one ask? Come the senior year, the following leaders were chosen for the most important year at M. H. S.: Myrtle Baker .... ..... P resident Phil Edie ......... ..... V ice-President Kathleen Bainter .... ..... S ecretary Fred Thompson ...... ..... T reasurer Dorothy Dunsworth and Red Miller reigned over our Homecoming activities. At the Valentine dance Dorothy was again voted queen and Milford McRaven carried oft the royal honors as king. The class chose l'Spring Green , a comedy, as the class play. The play was given two nights, this was the first time this had been done. George Deane, Dorothy Dunsworth, Iune Tolley, and lris Van I-looser were chosen as those who contributed most to the success of the play. Sports this year hit an all-high. The boys conferred many honors upon the school and were undefeated in football, and in basketball lost only seven in thirty-one starts. Both of these teams consisted mainly of seniors. Norma Foster was honored by being chosen the recipient of the D. A. R. award. Dorothy Dunsworth was voted the best Thespian of the year. The prom was again a big success, but it was also our last. Thank you, juniors! lt was more than wonderful. Commencement and Baccalaureate came all too soon for us, but how proud We were in our caps and gowns! It made us realize how much high school has meant and will mean in the future.

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have begun their crusade around the world in search of CONNIE FARR, who has become a hermit to escape women . . . KATE IONES, owner of the Varsity Night Club, has hired MARGARET HOLDEN as fiddler . . . BEVERLY ALEXANDER has manufactured a new confection called the Hot Foot Sundae . . . MARGARET CRAWFORD is the designer of BALDY WELCH'S exquisite crew cuts . . . That new perfume Essence of Edie is being manufactured by PHIL EDIE . . . STUART SHAFER has recently set himself up in the veterinary profession in Tookyville . . . I'll be back with the news in one moment, but first . . . Girls, have you tried Hazel's Golden Glow Cosmetics? You will actually glow in the dark when you wear these powerful cosmetics which are made by HAZEL PRICE . . . We now return to the news by bringing you this flash bulletin . . . LARRY STINE has been promoted to the rank of janitor in the Wright Hotel, of which MARY LOU WRIGHT is owner . . . Sir I ACK PROVINE, the famed poet following in Poe's illustrious footsteps, has recently issued his greatest masterpiece, The Ostrich . . . IR. TOLAN D had achieved the distinction of being the first American man to take up residence on the moon . . . MARGERY SULLIVAN is modeling the newest gowns for ace-designer, FRED THOMPSON, whose creations have been marveled over throughout the world . . . ELNORA TUCKER is traveling in Europe and gathering material for her new book, History Repeats . . . I UN E TOLLEY'S sensational column appears daily under the title, Tolley Tattles in the MARILYN WETZEL Newspapers Incorporated . . . RED MILLER has obtained a job as Easter Bunny for BOB MUSTAIN'S- Fun for the Kidees Store . . . Now a famous artist, we find RONDLE PETTIT in his studios composing his latest inspira- tion, The Pettit Girl . . . RICHARD REED is now posing for Dalt Whizney's newest character, Fish-Face McGoon . . . MARSHALL WATSON, grand opera singer touring with the Metropolitan Opera Company, has developed a severe case of laryngitis, and will be unable to sing for six months. . . DONA WOODWORTH has won first-place honors in the Women's National Annual Outdoor Track Meet . . . IMY VAN HOOSER is designing a newer and better big wheel for the Hooserian automobile at her plant in Tampico, Mexico . . . DOROTHY SMITH is showing her oil paintings in a private exhibit . . . MARY SMITHERS is the author of the popular, current Book-of-the-Month Club selection, How to Hold on to Your Sailor . . . In the wild West we discover ROBERT LEE MILLER punchin' cattle along the Navajo Trail . . . MAVIS OLDHAM is modeling hats at an exclusive shop in Toonerville, Tennessee . . . Gentle IO PEARSON has dedicated her life to the founding of a home for stray mongrels . . . We find EVA ROBESON and MARY IANE RUTH are two skilled trapeze performers under I. P. SAPPINGTON 'S Big Top . . . CHARLIE PHELPS, of a unique mind, has started a heliocopter taxi service between MHS and Seeger's . . . Officer GERALD O'BRIEN has become famous because of his clever trapping of the notorious criminal, Pebble Petunia. That's all the news for now, folks, but we'll be back again next year, same time, same station!

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Szniwn Claw Hlag Spfuhg Queen By Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements This year's senior class play had hurnorand romance. lt was the story of a young, attractive widow with two lively teen-age daughters. The plot thickens when a handsome Army major and his teen-age son Cwho raises earthwormsl moves in. The development ot the romance between the widow and the major, the search for the kidnaped earthworms, and the race among the younger set for a date to the Red Cross ball made an entertaining and enjoyable evening for all who attended. The members ot the cast: Kathleen Bainter, Ann Barry, Anita McCreery, Stuart Shafer, Dorothy Dunsworth, loyce Applegate, Fred Thompson, Robert L. Miller, Darlos Coplan, Bob l-lorine, George Deane, Norma Foster, Gerald O'Brien, Edward Ausbury, and Bob Mustain. Much of the success ot the play was due to the patient, hard work of the director, Miss Doris Patrick.